Shoe heel lift construction



Oct. 18, 1960 J. M. GOLDSTEIN SHOE HEEL LIFT CONSTRUCTION Filed April30, 1959 c/M C 04 0 :3 7'E/N INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

U 'tcd a es Patcfl' 1 SHOE HEEL LIFI CONSTRUCTION Jacob M. Goldstein,1036 Park Ave., New York 28, N.Y.

Filed Apr. 30, 1959, Set. No;so9,99s 2 Claims. cli 36-36) This inventionrelates to shoe heel construction, and by way of background, it might bestated that in ladies shoes, particularly of the high heel type, whenthe lift becomes worn or accidentally displaced, the lift may bereplaced only by skilled shoe repairmen, which is frequentlyinconvenient, particularly when the lift becomes worn or disconnected atan inopportune time.

It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide aheel and heel lift which are so constructed and arranged that the wornor accidentally displaced lift may be readily replaced without the useof special tools, by persons unfamilar with the art of shoe repairing.

An important object of the invention is to provide a heel lift which maybe readily forced over the end of the shoe heel, means being provided onthe lift for gripping the shoe heel, securely holding the lift inposition without the necessity of resorting to nailing, which frequentlyresults in splitting or distorting the heel structure on which the liftis being secured.

Another object of the invention is to provide a heel lift which is soconstructed that it will be held in position against rotation or turningwith respect to the heel, due to the impact directed thereto incident towalking. Still another object of the invention is to provide a shoe heellift having an oval countersunk portion with an opening for receiving asecuring screw, at the base of the countersink, the head of the screwbeing flush with the end of the heel, to the end that the entire heellift may be worn down without causing wear to the head of the screw usedin securing the lift.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangements of parts without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a heel, partly in section,illustrating a heel lift securing structure, constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the heel and heel lift.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through a modified form of theinvention.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the shoe lift prior to positioning on theheel.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesa shoe heel of the conventional structure used on high heel shoes wornby women, the shoe heel comprising a shell filled with plastic materialindicated at 6, into which the pin 7 is driven or embedded.

" 7 2,956,352 Patented Oct. .18, -1960 2 The pin 7 is provided with ahead 8 formed on one end thereof, the head being formed with a flange 9that abuts against the end of the shoe heel 5, as better shown by Figure3 of the drawings. l The head proper is slightly reduced and formedvwith an annular groove 10 disposed directly under the flange, thegroove forming a continuation of the lower surface of the flange 9. Thehead 8 ,is formed with a taperedopening 11 disposed axially thereof,which tapered opening is designed to receive the cone shaped enlargement12 formed within the shoe heel lift 13, and also disposed axially of thelift to the end that when the lift 13 is positioned over the head 8, theouter surface of the heel will align with the lift presenting a smoothand even surface.

As better shown by Figure 3 of the drawings, the enlargement 12 isformed at the bottom of a recess 14 formed in the surface of the lift13, the recess forming a pocket which is slightly smaller than the head8, so that the lift may be forced over the head and be held byfrictional contact therewith.

Formed on the inner surface of the recess 14, is an inwardly extendedannular bead 15 that is designed to fit within the annular groove 10securely locking the lift in position on the head 8.

In the form of the invention as shown by Figure 5 of the drawings, thepin is indicated by the reference character 7a and is provided with ahead 8a having a flange 9a of a diameter equal to the diameter of theheel on which the lift 13a is positioned.

In this form of the invention the lift 13a is provided with a recess 14ain the upper surface thereof, which recess is of a diameter to receivethe head 8a of the pin 7a., the head 8a being provided with a taperedrecess 15a that accommodates the tapered lug 16a, the recess 15a beingdisposed axially of the outer surface of the head 8a to receive the lug16a which is also disposed axially of the lift 13a. In this form of theinvention, the lift is supplied with a coating of cement indicated bythe reference character 17a so that the lift is securely held inposition by cement, should it be desired to use cement in theapplication of the heel lift.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shownand described, I have provided a shoe heel lift designed for applicationto the usual high heel shoe worn by women, which may be readily andeasily replaced in the event that the lift becomes worn or accidentallydisplaced, by merely positioning a new lift against the end of the heeland securing the lift by the method as illustrated, to the end that itis unnecessary to provide special tools for the replacement of shoelifts, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A high heel for ladies shoes comprising an elongated hollow bodyhaving a flared end and an elongated shank tapered to a lift end, a coreof plastic material filling said shell, a steel pin embedded in saidcore extending throughout substantially the entire length of said shank,a head formed integral with one end of said pin, said head being of adiameter equal to the diameter of said lift end of said heel shank, saidhead having an annular groove disposed in spaced relation with the inner end of said head, said head having a tapered opening formed axiallythereof, a lift constructed of yieldable material having a singlesocket, fitted over said head of said pin, an integral annular beadformed on the wall of said socket, adapted to be fitted into saidinternal annular groove, and a cone shaped enlargement extendinginwardly from the axis of said lift, fitted in said tapered opening ofsaid head, and disposed a substantial distance below said annulargroove.

2. A high heel for ladies shoes comprising an elongated hollow bodyhaving a flared end and an elongated shank tapered to a lift end, aplastic core filling'said body, said body having a curved rear surfaceand a straight front surface, a steel headed pin embeddedvin said*coreextending"throughout-substantially the entire length of said body,said head extendingbeyond the lift end of said heel, said head having acurvedr'ear surface and a straight front surface commensurate withtheshape of said heel body, said pin head having a substantially annulargroove following the contour of said-pin head, said pin head having atapered opening disposed axially thereof, a heel lift having a straightfront -wall and 'a curved rear Wall, said *s'traight'walland curved rearwall of "said body, pin head and lift aligning respectively,

said lift having a recess, fitted on said pin head, a substantiallyannular 'ribextending'inwardly from the wall References Cited inthe'file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,986,727 Hall Jan. 1,"1935 2,149,893 Lehwald -:Mar. 7, 1939 2,151,341 Vestergren Mar. 21,1939

